Exodus 22

1 If a man steale an oxe or a sheepe, and kill it or sell it, he shall restore fiue oxen for the oxe, and foure sheepe for the sheepe.

If any man steal an ox or a sheep, and kill or sell it: he shall restore five oxen for one ox, and four sheep for one sheep.

2 If a thiefe bee founde breaking vp, and be smitten that he dye, no blood shall be shed for him.

If a thief be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood.

3 But if it be in the day light, blood shall be shed for him: for he should make full restitution: if he had not wherewith, then shoulde he bee solde for his theft.

But if he did this when the sun is risen, he hath committed murder, and he shall die. If he have not wherewith to make restitution for the theft, he shall be sold.

4 If the theft bee founde with him, aliue, (whether it be oxe, asse, or sheepe) he shall restore the double.

If that which he stole be found with him, alive, either ox, or ass, or sheep: he shall restore double.

5 If a man doe hurt fielde, or vineyarde, and put in his beast to feed in an other mans fielde, he shall recompence of the best of his owne fielde, and of the best of his owne vineyard.

If any man hurt a field or a vineyard, and put in his beast to feed upon that which is other men’s: he shall restore the best of whatsoever he hath in his own field, or in his vineyard, according to the estimation of the damage.

6 If fire breake out, and catche in ye thornes, and the stackes of corne, or the standing corne, or the fielde be consumed, he that kindled the fire shall make full restitution.

If a fire breaking out light upon thorns, and catch stacks of corn, or corn standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall make good the loss.

7 If a man deliuer his neighbour money or stuffe to keepe, and it be stollen out of his house, if the thiefe be found, he shall pay the double.

If a man deliver money, or any vessel unto his friend to keep, and they be stolen away from him that received them: if the thief be found he shall restore double:

8 If the thiefe be not founde, then the master of the house shalbe brought vnto the Iudges to sweare, whether he hath put his hande vnto his neighbours good, or no.

If the thief be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour’s goods,

9 In all maner of trespasse, whether it bee for oxen, for asse, for sheepe, for raiment, or for any maner of lost thing, which an other chalengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the iudges, and whom the Iudges condemne, he shall pay the double vnto his neighbour.

To do any fraud, either in ox, or in ass, or sheep, or raiment, or any thing that may bring damage: the cause of both parties shall come to the gods: and if they give judgment, he shall restore double to his neighbour.

10 If a man deliuer vnto his neighbour to keepe asse, or oxe, or sheepe, or any beast, and it die, or be hurt, or taken away by enemies, and no man see it,

If a man deliver ass, ox, sheep, or any beast, to his neighbour’s custody, and it die, or be hurt, or be taken by enemies, and no man saw it:

11 An othe of the Lord shalbe betweene the twaine, that hee hath not put his hande vnto his neighbours good, and the owner of it shall take the othe, and he shall not make it good:

There shall be an oath between them, that he did not put forth his hand to his neighbour’s goods: and the owner shall accept of the oath; and he shall not be compelled to make restitution.

12 But if it be stollen from him, he shall make restitution vnto the owner thereof.

But if it were taken away by stealth, he shall make the loss good to the owner.

13 If it be torne in pieces, he shall bring recorde, and shall not make that good, which is deuoured.

If it were eaten by a beast, let him bring to him that which was slain, and he shall not make restitution.

14 And if a man borow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or els die, the owner thereof not being by, he shall surely make it good.

If a man borrow of his neighbour any of these things, and it be hurt or die, the owner not being present, he shall be obliged to make restitution.

15 If the owner thereof bee by, hee shall not make it good: for if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.

But if the owner be present, he shall not make restitution, especially if it were hired and came for the hire of his work.

16 And if a man entise a maide that is not betrothed, and lie with her, hee shall endowe her, and take her to his wife.

If a man seduce a virgin not yet espoused, and lie with her: he shall endow her, and have her to wife.

17 If her father refuse to giue her to him, hee shall pay money, according to ye dowry of virgins.

If the maid’s father will not give her to him, he shall give money according to the dowry, which virgins are wont to receive.

18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to liue.

Wizards thou shalt not suffer to live.

19 Whosoeuer lieth with a beast, shall dye the death.

Whosoever copulateth with a beast shall be put to death.

20 Hee that offereth vnto any gods, saue vnto the Lord onely, shalbe slaine.

He that sacrificeth to gods, shall be put to death, save only to the Lord.

21 Moreouer, thou shalt not do iniurie to a stranger, neither oppresse him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22 Ye shall not trouble any widowe, nor fatherlesse childe.

You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan.

23 If thou vexe or trouble such, and so he call and cry vnto me, I will surely heare his cry.

If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:

24 Then shall my wrath be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wiues shall be widowes, and your children fatherlesse.

And my rage shall be enkindled, and I will strike you with the sword, and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

25 If thou lende money to my people, that is, to the poore with thee, thou shalt not bee as an vsurer vnto him: yee shall not oppresse him with vsurie.

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor, that dwelleth with thee, thou shalt not be hard upon them as an extortioner, nor oppress them with usuries.

26 If thou take thy neighbours rayment to pledge, thou shalt restore it vnto him before the sunne go downe:

If thou take of thy neighbour a garment in pledge, thou shalt give it him again before sunset.

27 For that is his couering only, and this is his garment for his skin: wherin shall he sleepe? therefore when he crieth vnto mee, I will heare him: for I am mercifull.

For that same is the only thing wherewith he is covered, the clothing of his body, neither hath he any other to sleep in: if he cry to me, I will hear him, because I am compassionate.

28 Thou shalt not raile vpon the Iudges, neither speake euil of the ruler of thy people.

Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.

29 Thine abundance and thy licour shalt thou not keepe backe. The first borne of thy sonnes shalt thou giue me.

Thou shalt not delay to pay thy tithes and thy firstfruits: thou shalt give the firstborn of thy sons to me.

30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen and with thy sheepe: seuen dayes it shall bee with his damme, and the eight day thou shalt giue it me.

Thou shalt do the same with the firstborn of thy oxen also and sheep: seven days let it be with its dam, the eighth day thou shalt give it to me.

31 Ye shall be an holy people vnto me, neither shall ye eate any flesh that is torne of beastes in the fielde: ye shall cast it to the dogge.

You shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs.